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alnazoo Q, Mansfield "A; struck out by
BONN 4 by Flanagan l; umpire, Baeur.
New Players Secured.

John E,eton was released by Zsnesyille
Saturday, and 10 reported to have been al
at once signed BY Mansger Nicholson 10,
Wheeling. Easton Ia the pitcher over
whom Wheeling and Zauesviiis had such
a dispute early In the season. Wheeling
also secured another pitcher Saturday In
tho person Of Morrison, released by
indianapolis, Of the League. He was
gotten through Jack Glasscock, Of
this city, the great short stop
He has won majority OF the games he
pitched with indianapolis and IL quite
handy with the bat. He will report 10
the club at Akron to-day and 70 right to
work. This makes Ave pitchers Wheel.
Ing has on the roll and some releases are
In order. Dunn and Kimber will probu.
bly, be dispensed with. Kimb.r had some
warm words with Crogan during one Of
the GAINESVILLE games and Saturday he re-
fused to pitch when called upon BY
Nicholson; there has been to say the
least, a lack Of harmony between him and
the hesda Of the club. Dunn has fast
been getting to be too unreliable. His
temper waa too easily rutiied, aud that
once done, he pitched a bad game. The
rumor, however, that he Ia to 90, has been
denied by some Of the directors. g
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Tns Civil Service Commissioners took
up the case Of the Philadelphia postoflice
with insent to whitewnah the pets Of the
Administratiop, and they did what they
set out to do. There was too big Demo!
cratic machine 81 the back of 1t to offend.
All the game Mr.. Rsudall'a man, Postmas-
ter Hsrrity, has turned out the Rspubli-
cans in the office TO make room for Demo-
cratic hcnchmeu. From q partiean point
of visw Republican, will not object to this,
but there Is no OWL service reform in it,
and 1t is about time that those who favor
that reform understood that Higgins is
right when be says that Civil Service re-
form ia . fraud and a humbug under this
Administration. rs 4 q ~ E$35 Il
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SUDDEN DEATH

y - - ~ y ~
or n PROMINENT Cttizon and Leading Nom
boz Of the Cumberland Bar.
Special Dspa,eh to the Inteligeeer. s5si - =
CUMBERLAND, MD, August 14.-Hon. J.
H. Gordon, ex,J Judge Of the District Court
from this county, and until now a promi-
:nent member Of the Allegheney county
bar, dropped dead from heart disease on
Wsshington etreet, this city, last night.
He waa q member Of the Last .constitu.
tiopal convention and alao member s!of
tho state Senate, and also one of the ex-
Presiaept7 OF tbs Chesapeake e., Ohio
canal. Re WIS about 70 years old and
isayea a vile, one daughter, and one son,
Robert q prominent member Of the
,co,,nty bar to mourn his loss. & n j II
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Crop Summary,

CHICAGO, August 14.-The following
crop summary will appear in this weeks
i1sue Of the Farmeu's Reuieu: t55s
Z Rains fell quite generally throughout
the West last week, refreshing parohed
pastures and invigora,lns more or leea all
growing crops. The rain unfortunately
Dame too late to b. Of any real benefit to
growing corn, and has had little effect for
good, except on late planted, or low living
fields. Much more rain will be required
to put the pastures 10 good fall condition
and replenishing wells and other sources
OF stock water. The estimates having
been msde from reports previous to the
the rainfall, DO not indicate sny improve.
ments accruing thereirom. s Et5s};jj4g5
The average yield Of winter wheat, as
estimated from our reports in different
States, is as follows: "a counties In mi.
nois report IN average Of 1o4.5;bushels; Q
in Indiana, ii; l3in Chic, l23 10 In Mis-.
aouri, I'll; 8 in Kansas, Is. The yield Of
apring wheat In ;diaersn5 States ia; is
counties in Iowa: Il SIS bushels; 10 In
Nebraska, Is; 10 in Minnesota, Is. The
average condition Of the corn crop 10 esti.
mated as follows by our reports in differ.
emit States: % counties In Illinois, 40.5 pei
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An Intorestinr Iueident,

CHAurAuauA, N. y, August 14.--At the
Assembly yesterday evening an interest.
incident occurred, when.in thespresence Of
5000 people, Colonel J. O. Courtney, Of
Atlanta, Ga, General Auditor OF the
W estern Atlantic railroad, and member
Of the International Sunday School Ex-
ecutivc Committee. presented from Joseph
NJ. Brown, General Freight and Passenger
Agent and son, Of Joseph E. Brown, to
chancellor j. H, Vincenta fine gayel made
from the famous signal tree which stood on
tho summit OF Allatona mountain, to which
General Sherman from Kensaw mountain,
fifteen miles away, signalled to General
Corse over tho heads Of the Confederate
trcopa to hold his position until Federal
endorsements could arrive. This incident
was the bssis for the late P. P. Bliss well
known cong, Hold the Fort, for I am
Coming. N q ~ III Z. ~.
Chancellor Vincent made a happy
response and the utmost onthusiasm was
manifested. After ward, Charles +. Bolton
gave his illustrated lecture on ""The Amer
lean Civil War." 3 stji 9 a 5.
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!sAo u,d have KILLED Himself Ftrst.

N3w YoaE. August IA New Orleans
special Gays: Ohas. A,sAptel shot his wife
yesteracyaisernoon and then committed
suicide by blowing out his brains. APPEL
waa twenty -Avelyesrs OF ago while his wife
ssa fye years younger, aud they leave
two hsbiea, both under two fyonIe. They
were married three years ego 20 81 and win win
his mo.ber.in.lng boarded 4 On Royal a.
snd ausrrels have been freqnent.5y SMrs.
Apiei, aitor a quarrel with her husband,
Thursday, gave notice that she would live
with him no longer. He left the house.
Returning yesterday afternoon he told the
ilandlgdy that he wanted to have les.
look at bic wife and babies. Mrs. Appel
;waa found on the floor mortsl!y wounded,
! and APPEL oead at the loot Of the stairs
still clrtchias the pistol, In Ills hands. II
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lnl,ap 0 u,brenk rhrenteusd.

,WAsAlsaros, D. G., August 14,-The
wsr Department hsa received q telegram
from the Governor Of Colorado announc-
inc an uprising OF White River u Utes,
mar MeeIer, Colo, and asking the aesis
tsnce Of limited States troops in SUPPRESS,
iny il. II a telegram has been forwarded to
Can. Crook, who has command OF TINT
Military department for such action in the
l ns he deems advisable. He has full
nowar to act in the matter and will send
troops 10 the acene Of the trouble If Thought
necessary. There are plenty Of Troops
lust north and south Of Meeker and they
can be utilized on short notice. The Utes
are regarded as a dangerous tribe aud an
uprising among them may prove serious
miles, promptly suppressed. ~ .
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Horrible Case OF cannibal,sm,

MEXICO, Mo-, August I4,-Ann Bran
steler [colored] left her two children, aged
five years and ten months. respectively, in
an eight by ten room closely shut up
yesterday. while she went to q neigh.
boris house to spend the day. At night
when the room was opened a horrible
sight presented itself. \ Tho older child
was almost sufocated and tho younger
was in tho throea OF death. Il A :por.
ton Of the flesh Of the breast and stou,.
ach had been eaten away by tho older
child who was almost starved. The
mother; is under arrest, as the younger.
child will die. "a
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AN INSULT 10 CATHOLICS.
D.. McGlynn's Invitation to tho Army Of

D.. McGlynn's Invitation to tho Army of
the Tennessee Reunion. a.
DETROIT, August 1.-THE Army Of tho
Tennessee will hold its reunion In this
city next month, and great preparations
are being made; here to honor the evout.
Among the local committees engaged in
the work Of preparation is one composed
Of representatives from the different city
newspapers. and this includes among its
membership MIR. William d. Hughes,
editor Of the Michigan Catholic, a very zeal.
GUS organ OF the, church whose name it
bears. The Chairman Of the committee
Was sstonishedi to-day to receive from
Mr. Hughes the following letter: '2li.-
NJ DEAR SIR: Your note OF yesterday,
requesting my attendance at the meeting
OF the press committee Of the Army OF the
Tennessee, came duly to hand. Were the
circumstances other than they are would
deem 1t an honor ito be permitted to serve
on the committee, but T can not as
Catholic countenance In any manner the
insult that has been offered to the Cath
olic members Of the Army Of the Tennes.
see and to my Catholic fellow.citizsns
generally by the Committee on Toasts and
Invitations, who have, Il am informed, in
vited q rebellious and communicated
priest to come to our city and take lead
ing part in the exercises Of the reunion.
This attempt to introduce an enemy OF the
Catholic church, under the auspices OF
the Army Of the Tennessee, is an outrage.
Itis scandalous. Nor does the fact that a
Catholic, ia Chairman Of the Committee
on Invitations palliate the oGense in the
least. don't think that the wishea Of
my friend Colonel Atkinson 1.-THE Chair.
man referred toy we're consulted in the
matter. He knows as well as that Dr.,
McGlynn's name is odious to every Cath
Ole who loves justice and is obedient to
authority, and that his coming here will
be the occasion Of grave scandal. Let not
the memory Of the thousands of dead
Catholic heroes Of the Army Of the Ten.
nesfee be insuited, nor the feelings of the
living outraged, by the presence at this
reunion Of Dr.. McGlynn. Very truly
yours, WILLIAM e. HUGHES.
Whether Dr.. McGlynn will deem it
best, under the circumstances thus set
forth, to stay away, remains to be aeen.
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THE GREAT DISASTER
AT TIE cuArswoRru BRIDGE.
Further Developments Regarding It's Causo
STRONG Case Against tho Road ON.
ciala : More DEATHS : liuryinr tho ~ N
I,H Dond--Scones About tho Wreck, G3l,tl

vi CHAIbHoRTut 1LL.t FAuRnBt 14.-Ihe
Toledo, Peoria 4 Western Railroad ia 9
bankrupt road, and one Of the. victima Of
Jay Gould. II was competitor Of The
Wabash, and in May, 1880, was leased ia
that road for 4o3 years. In four years
Gould and his associates had MIXED II
dry. Then they threw II back on the
Trustees Of the frat mortgage, where II
has been ever since-247 miles OF wretched
sosd. Tho corporation has been
running on nothing, and in or
der to lsngthsn out It's miserable
existence has beguu giving cheap
sxcursions. That to Niagara Falls, on
which the ill.fatel train OF Wednesday
night was bound, was advertised at 81 50
for ronnd.trlp tickets from Central Illinois
to the Fails. In order to economlzs the
company made up train Of fifteen cars,
loaded 900 people into them, packed them
90 that people had to stand in the niBlee,
attached two locomotives to tho train and
sent 1t whirling along couple Of hours
late, at the rate Of forty miles an hour,
over insecure tracks and wooden bridges.
The bridge" at which the accident &C.
CURED was nothing but q wooden cuiyert
twelve teet long ever q little ditch In the
prairie, ak feet deep-s structure which
could have been built new for few hnn-
dred dollars--and with this shameful pro.
vision the men responsible for 1t set up a
pihful theory that incendiaries fred the
bridge and wrecked the train in order to
rob the passengers. * K 81
-. 0. Baker, President Of the Illinois
Society OF Engineers, aud professor Of civ.
Il engineering In the University Of Illinois,
last night from careful peraon-
al examination OF the engineering prob.
lens OF the disaster aud an examination Of
the condition. OF other bridges and culverts,
and the protection from fire given those
culverts by road officials and track hands.
He favored the Tines correspondent with
the following: "Theincendiary theory has
no foundation whatever. I. am unable,
to find any citizens
Of Chatsworth who have seen sus.
picious characters lettering about,
as required by tina. theory. The flames
Of the burning culvert were plainly seen
from Uhatsworth at intervals Tor Heversl
hours before the accident. From the lay
Of The land they must have risen Ave OF
six feet above the track to have been seen
go far. 1t isplain that an attempt had been
made to protect the bridges OF the road
from fire. A personal inspection OF other
cnlverts in that vicinity showu that it was
not done go as to afford complete protec.
ton. A. personal inspection along the
line OF the road for several miles shows
thGt the gross and weeds were not all
burned of, but many patches were left
unburned and in the immediate vicinity
il was more carelessly done"
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s.,v.r cer,lllca.os for 'ClrculAtlon.

WAsGlSaroN, August Il The United
s,otea Tres.sures having accumulated 9
supply. q ops end two dollar silver certif-;
catss sn f,cient Is meet the current heavy,
demand has arranged for the prompt dc.
livsry Of these notes to banks, bankers
and others making the required deposit;
from aud after tomorrow. The issne o.
iIese Notes has been suspended since the
first Of May last. !, -, -
Department. to show the status OF three
per cent loans makes the following ex-
hibit: Tosal amount OF the loan. $685.
Isl, $50: redeemed under calls, s290, 475,,,
$50; PURCHASED, 1892. $50; called and
outatandlpg, s., 1855 $50. e Iii, Il
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CHAIRMAN eolLAoK siyes not only en-
couragius but surprising reports Of the
progress OF the trades display. At the
p,essn. rato We may have to ask room on
tbs other side Of tho river for part Of the
procession. AZ an attractive spectacle, as
an advertisement for this whole industrial
community on both sides Of the river and
IS a popular educator, the trades display
will not be excelled by any other feature
Of the Big Reunion. Nobody who has
anything to show can afford 10 be left out
Of that display. IS,z ~
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Changes IN GOVERN ont Q I'M es.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Angus. l4.-Mr.
Whitney, who has long held the position
Of chief draughtsman Of the Bureau Of
Steam Engineering in the Navy Depart.
ment, has been dismissed. His successor
has not been announced. i5J9. l5ji,;,,.
Secretary Whitney has been out Of town
to-day and 1t has not been possible to SO.
cure official confirmation Of the report
telegraphed last night that Admiral Luce
has asked to be relieved from the com.
msnd Of the North ATLANTIC squadron,
Such information as can be gathered from
other sources, however, is entirely con.
frmatory, u hi I, M = n Z.
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ArrEn all the disaster Of last week was
a clear case Of railroad wrecking. The
money phsrpa wrecked the company aud
ibe company, too poor to put safe bridge
over twelvs.ioot ditch, allowed the
bridge to wreck train bearing 900 plea.
sure seekers. Train wfecksrs Of this stripe
do not wear uaaks, and they do not fear
tho psnissn,isty. That horror may come
upon them alter public opinion shall have
resched higher pitch. IS "a 52iSS N
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Archblshop Elder on tho Labor Question
II BAaLlTlaoRE, Nh, August 1.-THE new
church Of the Redemptional Fathers,
about two miles west OF this city, was con.
secrated to-day. The ceremonies began
at Z o'clock A. NJ, with Cardinal Gibbons
as connecrator. Archbishop Elder, OF
Cincinnati, celebrated pontifcial MACS.
In the afternoon Archbishop Elder ad.
dressed tho people, in which be said the
Catholic church is the friend Of the work.
ingman, and he urged them TO remember
now that the day had arrived in which
the laboring man asserts aud maintains
bis righta, that there was danger OF their
forgetting their religious obligations. He
pointed to St. Joseph as g model OF the
lahoring man, constant 10 duty. He
clsimed no rights except such as God
had given him, and above all hs wanted
none other. An immense throng OF
people attended the ceremonies. z; j3.
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TILE RAILROAD LOSS.
Probability Of Heavy Damage Suits Against
Icy " the COMPANY, H.. nv III

IN s.. ) N
CHICAGO, August liam later-0 Ocean
special from Forest, ILL.,, says: "a num-
her Of men at Piper CITY positively con.
tradict the testimony Of Timothy Cough.
lin, the section boss, that he and his gang
put out all the fres along the track be-
fore they left their work and proceeded
to Ohatsworth, Wednesday evening.
These men were Of party which went
from Piper City to the wreck on hand
car as soon as they heard Of the accident.
They arrived about an hour after the
event. They say as they passed along
the track east OF the wreck they saw FIRE
burning ia the grass and hedges all along
the way. The best evidence obtainsble Is
that the fire built by the section hands
was within one hundred rods OF the
burned bridge when it was left. There is
8 general sentiment among the residents
here that the section mon were largely to
blame. '5,$ n, ffs43 80
Z Superintendent Armstrong was asked
to-day what the probable loss Of his road
would foot up rs result Of the wreck. He
replied that, making rough estimate, he
would place the loss In rolling stock, en-
gine and cars at $300O0 He was also
asked II he anticipated any suits at law to
cover loss Of life and wounds received by
passengers. This was side of the qaes-
ton he had evidently given no attention
to up to the present, for be appeared per-
fectly. dazed when it was put, and it was
aeveral moments before he could return
any anewer at all. He was inclined to
think the company would escape all
suits, but was unable to give any reason
for the faith that was in him. AS a mat
ter Of fact, the road will have several hun
dred damage cases to settle one way or
the other, as it is known that suits will be
commenced at several points next week.
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CROP PROSPECTS, ?
THE WEEKLY UMMAn1Es
From Various sources-An Improved Con
dillon Generally on Account OF Rains.
The Drouth In the West Practically
45,. "a Observation-Disclosures kevtow. u

WAsu1saroN, D. g., Augunt 18th,
following Is the weather crop bulletin
Of the Signal office for the week endet
August 10: hi.
Temperature-During the week ending
August Is, the daily average temperature
has been from two to three degrees below
normal in the States on the Atlanti,
coast. It has been decidedly warmer
than usual in the central valleys, the
daily exccss ranging from three to tiye
degrees, and in the region from Texas
northward to Nebraska Che daily average
excess ranged from Ave to eight degrees.
The average temperature for the season
from January l TO Angus. has been gener.
ally. in excess from the Allegheniea west.
ward to the Rocky Mountains. The sea.
Bonal temperature has also been in excess
in the middle Atlantic States and southern
new England, but at all other Atlantic
coast stations, and from Lake Superior
westward to the Pacific coast, tho average
Temperature has been altghtly below nor.
NAL. Ta ttg53 's25'19g f35l. -
Rainfall-During the week the rainfall
has been slightly in excess in the droush
region Of Northern Illinois, Southern
Wisconsin, Southern Michigan, Z sstern
Kansas, Nebraska and Southern Mime.
Gotta. This morning general rains are re.
ported In the drouth region from Missouri
and Iowa eastward to Ohio. In all other
HprtSon tho ro;ofp1l r,, 1a,n- fhoo en-, II
except In the eastern portion OF the cotton
region, Eastern Virginia and southern parts
OF Louisiana and Mississippi, where the
rainfall for the week was slightly in ex-
cess. During the paat four weeks less
than % per cent Of the usual rainfall has
occurred in Southern aud Central Illinois,
Western Kentucky, Southern Missouri
and Northern Arkansas. ~ ~ :, H i
General remsrks-Ehe drouth previous.
ly reported In the corn bolt in the central
valleys has been followed by general rains,
and the conditions existing this morning
indicate that rain will continue In this
section, hut reports from Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois. Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas
state that rains came too late to cause a
marked improvement u the already in
iured crops. The weather has been gen
orally favorable for all crops in the States
on the Atlantic coast from Georgia north
ward to New England, and reports from
Missisnippi, Arkansas aud Alabama indi-
cate that the week has been favorable for
the cotton crop, although the crop needs
moro rain in portions Of Tennessee and
Arkansas. Less than 80 per cent Of the
usual amounts Of rain wsn reported in the
tobacco region Of Kentucky and Tennes.
see during the past four weeks; during
the same period in Virginia over is per
cent Of the usual amount OF rain occurred,
and in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and
Connecticut the rainfall for the month has
been largely in excess. b.. n
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CHATTANOOGA, August 1S.-A vein Of
natural gas has been struck near this city
at q depth Of ;035 ieet. s It was allowed to
flow two hours, when the we'll was plugged
to await reoeiyeru. The we'll was COM
nenced intApril By tho Hamilton Natural
Gas Company and has been sunk through
hard limestone rock The gas 10 believed !
to exist in large quantities. 1 It Is the first
vein discovered III the South. Z; 4;
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RELEAsED by A MOE.

The excitement was tremendous, and as
the news spread around town partisan.
ship ran rampant. I, Riddlebesger's friends
swore they would get him ont il they had
to burn the jail to do it. Upon hearing
these threats Newman'a friends vowed
they would doiend the Jail by force ii
necessary. All Riddleberger's influence
avahed him nothing in his efforts for re-
lease. AS darkness settled down on the
town the Senator was making a fair meal
of prison rations and preparing to make
himselt comfortable for the night. Later
In the evening a mob composed OF the
senator'a admirers surrounded the jail and
demanded his release. The jailer made a
slight resistance, but WA overpowered,
and In few momenta Mr.. Riddlebsrger
WAS liberated. =: "a 3. z,
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"A Terrible Accident

"a PIrresuReH, August lathe body Of a
two-year old child lof John Mahinsky, q
laborer living on Spring alley, was de-
vonred by 1ames in It's B coffin
to-day while awaiting burial. i In
accordance with the rights Of the sRo.
man catholic Church number Of candles
were burning about the coffin. Several
children were in the room and one OF them
acc1dentslly upset one OF the candles.
The lace took fire, and before the fl sraes
could be extinguished the cotli a was in
ashes and the remains Of the little one
burnt to q crisp. u 1,i ) :